Netflix Answers 2 Huge Questions About WWE Raws Upcoming Debut
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EVERETT, WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 2: Seth Rollins and CM Punk speak during Monday Night RAW at Angel of ... [+] the Winds Arena on December 2, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Photo by WWE/Getty Images)Getty ImagesWWEs Monday Night Raw will make its highly anticipated debut on Netflix on January 6. The move to Netflix marks a significant shift for WWE, which aired Monday Night Raw on USA Network for over three decades.On Wednesday, December 4, WWE President Nick Khan, CCO Jean Paul Levesque and Netflix CCO Bela Bajaria spoke with Variety magazine about the direction of WWE programming and spoke to concerns about Netflixs server reliability.Many have speculated that Raw would become more risqu once it lands on Netflix, free of network television censorship. According to Khan, nothing will change on that front.Mayor of London Sadiq Khan (2nd right) with Paul "Triple H" Levesque (left), Head of Creative and ... [+] Chief Content Officer, WWE, and Nick Khan (2nd left), President of WWE, during a meeting at City Hall, London. Issue date: Friday July 26, 2024. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)PA Images via Getty ImagesTheres some online chatter about how its going to be R rated or, for us old folks, X rated. Thats definitely not happening, Khan said. Its a family-friendly, multi-generational, advertiser-friendly program. Its going to stay that way.WWE fans hoping for a return to the Attitude Era wont get their fix of adult-themed storylines from Raw. However, Khans words dont mean there wont be some leniency in language or subject matter. Family friendly is a relative term that could be interpreted differently depending on who you ask.MORE FOR YOUNetwork TV is a lot more lenient than it was decades agoThe other major question Khan addressed relates to the stability of Netflixs servers as it makes its next leap into live sports. Netflix faced significant criticism in November for server issues during the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight card at Arlington Stadium on November 15.With millions of fans reportedly experiencing numerous technical difficulties while trying to watch the fight, there are concerns about whether Netflix can handle the weight of broadcasting Rawespecially its debut, which figures to be a major draw.Netflix CCO Bela Bajaria acknowledged the issues during the event but assured that the company learned from the experience and is better prepared to handle upcoming live broadcasts, including the NFL on Christmas and a live Beyonc concert.WWEs deal with Netflix is valued at $10 billion over five years, positioning it as one of the most lucrative partnerships in the streaming giants history.NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 07: Bela Bajaria speaks onstage at the TIME100 Summit 2022 at Jazz at ... [+] Lincoln Center on June 7, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME)Getty Images for TIMEWhenever we do any live events, obviously, we want it to go very smoothly for every single one of our members, Bajaria said. Thats really important. I think, also, to put it in perspective: It was 65 million concurrent streamers. The scale was very big, which is great. There was a lot of interest in it. When you test and push something to 65 million [streams] at the same time you cant learn these things until you do them.While Raw is incredibly popular, the chances of an episode reaching anywhere close to 65 million concurrent streamers are slim.We learned from those things, and weve obviously done a lot to prepare for the NFL and Beyonc, Bajaria continued. Were totally ready and excited for the WWE.Paul "Triple H" Levesque, Head of Creative and Chief Content Officer, WWE, during a meeting with ... [+] Mayor of London Sadiq Khan at City Hall, London. Issue date: Friday July 26, 2024. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)PA Images via Getty ImagesJean Paul Levesque, aka Triple H, WWEs Chief Content Officer, kept his take pretty simple. Ill just say, if it blinks a couple of times and we do 60 million, Im good with that.Its safe to say everyone at WWE and Netflix is aligned on that sentiment.
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